Sara Tiano
Senior Reporter at The Imprint
Senior Reporter covering child welfare & youth justice @TheImprintNews | @USCAnnenberg alum | she/her | most of my favorite people are animals
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2 weeks ago |
imprintnews.org | Sara Tiano
A record-breaking $4 billion settlement is being brokered for thousands of people who were sexually abused as children in Los Angeles County’s juvenile justice centers and foster care shelters. The tentative settlement was approved by the county Claims Board Monday, county officials confirmed. A final vote by the Board of Supervisors is scheduled for April 29.
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2 months ago |
imprintnews.org | Sara Tiano
An unusual bill now before the Texas Legislature would tighten the conditions for CPS workers to pull kids from their parents’ homes, ensure they remain close to kin when they do enter foster care, and make it more difficult to permanently sever family ties. State and national policy experts called the proposed legislation “transformational” and “a huge step” toward necessary reforms of the child welfare system. Specifically, House Bill 2216 sponsored by Houston Rep.
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2 months ago |
imprintnews.org | Sara Tiano |Nancy Spears |Susanti Sarkar |Jeremy Loudenback
In a swipe at social spending that stunned state and local officials and advocates for the poor nationwide, the Trump administration ordered a halt to virtually all federal spending on social services issuing a directive that sought to freeze hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding.
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2 months ago |
fosteringfamiliestoday.com | Sara Tiano
By Julian “JT” DorseyNine-year-old Amir was used to being alone. He never played with the other kids in the neighborhood since his family moved around a lot, and he was chary of forming friendships only to lose touch soon. At school, he never socialized much and would avoid interactions as much as possible throughout the day. However, he was in the after-school 21st Century Program; a part of that involved playing soccer with JT Dorsey Foundation’sSoccer for Success.
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2 months ago |
fosteringfamiliestoday.com | Sara Tiano
By Marcy BursacWhether a grandmother taking on the care of her grandchild while her child is incarcerated, or an uncle stepping in to parent his siblings’ kids because of mental health issues, entering the role of a kinship caregiver can frequently lead to feelings of loneliness and isolation. Kinship care, where children are looked after by relatives or close family friends, is a critical component of our child welfare system.
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